Guitar Nerds Anonymous

I found running a band really hard work; musicians are by definition hard work. Much more enjoy someone else doing it, and just turning up and doing the fun bit, having used about 1/4 of the previous time actually getting proficient on what I'm supposed to be performing. Also is an incentive, as if you contribute less in other areas, your "session" approach really has to deliver to carry you.

this drives me mad. it's the difference between rehearsing and practicing. in my book you practice (if you need to) at home on your own and you get your sh*t together so that when you turn up to rehearsal with five other (paying) people what you're rehearsing is playing together. it's for working out the subtleties of fitting various parts together and trying different arrangements. you should know what you're doing well enough to be able to play variations on it well enough to fit in with any eventuality.

what you shouldn't be doing in rehearsal is practicing your instrument. as far as i'm converned if you need to be noodling and noodling noodling about in rehearsal trying to get your parts right you're not well practiced enough to be at rehearsal. that or you're just plain not good enough at your intrument for the parts you're trying to play. either way you should shut the fuck up!